Easy Origami Cat

Take the smaller sheet of paper and position it in “diamond” orientation (balanced on one of its corners).

If you are using origami paper, place the white-side facing up.

Fold it in half both directions to get creases which we can later use as landmarks. Unfold.

Fold down the top-corner so it meets the middle of the paper.

Fold down once more along the horizontal creases made in step 1.

Fold down the left and right sides of the model so they meet at the middle.

Fold these flaps back up so the corners protrude beyond the top of the model. These will be the ears of the cat.

Fold down the top corner of the model to make the top of the cat’s head.

Turn the model over.

Fold up the bottom corner of the model to make the chin.

Fold down the tip of the paper; this will be the nose.

The cat’s head is done.

Take the larger sheet of paper and position it in “diamond” orientation (balanced on one of its corners).
If you are using origami paper, place the white-side facing up.

Fold it in half (top to bottom). Unfold.

Fold the top and bottom edge of the paper so they meet at the crease made above. This is sometimes called a Kite Base because it looks like a kite.

Fold in half (top to bottom).

Rotate a little.

Fold up the narrow part of the model so it points up like a tail.

If you are working with young children, it might be good to stop here.

Place the cat’s head over the body and you are done.

Otherwise, continue. Unfold that last fold and make an outside reverse fold.

To do this, turn the paper inside out and flip it back along the existing creases.

Place the head on the body and you’re done. If you like, you can use markers and color pencils to draw in facial features.

You can pry open the layers of papers of the body and stand the cat upright.

Note: image on the right shows how the cat will look if you used paper that was the same size. The head will be a bit large compared to the body, but this is also a nice cat, more like a kitten.